Cat lovers everywhere will get to have more fun next year on Super Bowl Sunday. Instead of having to make do with a measly 15 minute kitten fix with the Kitten Halftime Show during Animal Planet’s annual Puppy Bowl, we’ll all be in for a real treat: The Hallmark Channel announced last week that it will hold the first Kitten Bowl on Super Bowl Sunday in 2014. Beginning 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET on Feb. 2, 2014, Hallmark Channel’s three-hour Kitten Bowl — presented in conjunction with the American Humane Association — will feature adoptable kittens in competition. Read the full story on The Hollywood Reporter.

The concept of cat cafes has ben popular in Japan for quite some time, and ABC News reports that the UK is expected welcome its first cat cafe in London soon. Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium is the brainchild of Lauren Pears, an Australian who raised $140,000 through crowd funding, according to her blog. In a fundraising video, Pears said a cat cafe is “just like a regular cafe. It sells coffee, tea, cakes and snacks. The only difference is that it is full of cats.” With cat cafes opening in Austria and Russia in the past year, maybe there’s hope for the conecpt to take hold in the US soon. Read the full story about London’s new cat cafe on ABCNews.com.

But they still live with their mother–aren’t they still kittens? Please, find something for them to do! ~Mimi

Seriously, I can see cat cafés as an incredible opportunity for adult cat adoptions here in the US. I can’t wait for someone to set the standard here, as long as we can overcome FDA regulations about animals in places where food is served.

Sue Brandes

Lovely links as always!
We love the cat cafes ideas! My human is doing some research on that (I think she has, like we say in French, “an idea behind her head” – I’m not sure it translate so well though;-).
Have a great weekend!
Purrs